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FOR DEMOCRATS, THE WORD IS “TRANSFORM.” Remember when Joe Biden ran for president in what commentators called the “centrist” lane of the Democratic primaries? The idea was that a “moderate” such as Biden, unlike rival Bernie Sanders, would not push radical plans to completely change society. That would reassure nonprogressive Democrats and independents, too, that Biden would be a safe choice for president. They didn’t want to remake the world. They just wanted things to get better.